German Cabinet Crisis Prompts Possible Zimmermann Move
Berlin dispatches indicate a cabinet reshuffle may remove Helfferich and Zimmermann with Bethmann-Hollweg staying on to push war aims and peace terms. Bernstorff and Solf are named as possible successors while a parliamentary declaration on no annexations may be sought.
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U. S
Zimmermann
London
Germany
von Helfferich
Zimmerman
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Reichstag
Copenhagen
Berlin
Cologne
Helfferich
Piicnhany
Bernstorff
Count von Bernstorff
Washington
Germania of
von Bethmann-Hellweg
Matthias Erzberger
Kansan Sunk Off France With Crew Reported Lost
The American steamship Kansan, 7,918 tons, carrying flour and 4,000 tons of steel consigned to the French government, sunk by a German submarine off the French coast. Four crew members are missing, presumed lost. armed guards all accounted for. The vessel valued at $3,000,000 and largely U.S. crewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
J. FE. Murphy
F. Aguirre
A. P. Kua
Honolulu
C. Hanan
Singapore
France
New York
Nantucket
Massachusetts
Camden
N. J
Iowa Requisition Denied over Embezzlement Charge
Governor Lowden refused Iowa’s request to return R S Dodson to Ottumwa Illinois. Dodson, accused of embezzling from McAllister Real Estate, was arrested in Chicago. The denial cites lack of embezzlement basis and suggests the move aims to serve civil suit papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Lowden
Iowa
Ottumwa
R. S. Dodson
Chicago
McAllister Real Estate Company
Dodson
Bobby Wallace Joins St. Louis Nationals as Utility Infielder
St. Louis Nationals sign Bobby Wallace to play as a utility infielder. Wallace, a former St. Louis Americans shortstop, spent recent seasons in the Western league and records his 23rd year in major league baseball.
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St. Louis
Bobby” Wallace
St. Louis Nationals
Wallace
St. Louis Americans
20000 See War Demonstration in Joliet
Twenty thousand persons attended the Dandy First regiment war relief demonstration in Joliet Illinois on July 12. The program included two sham battles in the afternoon and evening a bombardment by military airplanes and a drill by Chicago troops.
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Joliet
Ill
Dandy First
Chicago
French Raid Wrecks One Fourth Krupps
Amsterdam reports Dutch workers laid off at Krupp works say a quarter of the Essen plant was destroyed in the recent French air raid. Material damage runs to millions of francs with 100 employees killed and hundreds wounded, including forty five French prisoners. Paris notes one or two French planes dropped bombs on Essen last Friday. German report cites two bomb holes.
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Amsterdam
Les Nouvelles
Maastricht
Holland
Krupp
Essen
Paris
Brundage Leads Massacre Probe Efforts In East St Louis
Attorney General Edward J. Brundage arrived in East St Louis with James L. Wilkerson to confer with Mayor Hollman and the citizens committee of one hundred. He met Brigadier General Hill and arranged two private assistants John E. Hamlin and James A. Farmer to aid prosecutions at the St. Clair county grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Ill
Edward J. Brundage
James L. Wilkerson
Hollman
Citizens Committee of One Hundred
Hill
Schaumle
James A. Farmer
Belleville
Germans on Yser advance 600 yards near coast
Berlin reports over 1250 prisoners taken by German marine corps in the Yser area of Belgium as heavy rains limit Western Front fighting. Reconnaissance by Saxon and guard troops near Reims and between the Meuse and Moselle yields good results. The British claim the enemy penetrated Belgian positions 1400 yards with a 600 yard depth after a 24 hour bombardment destroying dunes defenses and bridges.
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Berlin
German Marine Corps
Yser
Belgium
Army Headquarters
Reims
Argonne
Meuse
The
Moselle
London
British War Office
MINE DISASTER HERO DEAD
David M. Powell, 69, hero of the 1909 Cherry mine disaster, died at his Joliet home after months of illness. Powell entered the shaft a week after the collapse and rescued many entombed miners while serving as Wilmington mine superintendent.
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Joliet
David M. Powell
Cherry Mine
Powell
Cherry
Wilmington
Bird of Freedom Slacker Held by U S Commissioner
Robert Burton, described as a wanderer, was arrested in Dixon Illinois and brought before United States Commissioner S M Vance in Freeport for grand jury consideration as a suspected slacker. He reportedly said he would stay free and not fight for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Ill
Robert Burton
Free
Dixon
M. Vance
United States
Aviators Nearly Die In 2000 Foot Descent Crash In Indiana
Logansport Indiana July 12 two aviators Rh H Houser and G C Spaulding flying a biplane from Saint Joseph Michigan to Rantoul Illinois were forced to descend from about 2000 feet due to engine trouble. They escaped injury though the plane crashed into a tree and was wrecked.
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Logansport
Ind
Rh. H. Houser
G. C. Spaulding
St. Joseph
Mica
Rantoul
Michigan racing halted by legal action at Comstock Park
Grand Rapids July 12 racing in Michigan faces disruption after the prosecuting attorney moved to stop speculation at Comstock Park under the claim that mutual betting is illegal. The shutdown could affect statewide racing fortunes including the Detroit blue ribbon meeting likely to be canceled.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Iinlegal
Comstock Park
Detroit
Dr Newell D Hillis Seeks War Bond Facts Abroad
Brooklyn pastor Dr Newell D Hillis travels abroad to gather war bond facts and reports back on U S efforts. He aims to inform supporters and bolster funding through firsthand updates and public engagement across allied nations.
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Dr. Hillis
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
France
England
Market Report From Buffalo and Dunning and Stevens
Livestock and produce prices across multiple markets show hogs and cattle receipts, varied quotations for light to heavy hogs, prime and butcher cattle, and steady to strong sheep demand. Also lists prices for grain, butter, eggs, poultry, vegetables, and fruits with regional notes and a closing advisory about harvesting and legal issues.
Russians Rout Teutons in Galicia Union Army Push
Petrograd dispatch reports Russian forces sweeping west of Halicz in Galicia roll up Teutonic lines. From July 8 to 10 Soviet troops claimed 10,000 prisoners, 80 guns, and heavy calibre pieces. General Korniloff lauded as Galicia’s hero. his rise described from cadet to commander and famed escape from an Austrian prison camp.
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Petrograd
Halicz
Galicia
Lemberg
Tcheremistoff
Treas
Lomnica
Rver
Bludniki
Belin
Bogorodchan-Solotvina
Posiecz-Besinya- Kosmacz
Bogorodchan-Seutvina
Stanislau
Generalniloff
Korniloff
Siberia
Siks~sa
Kuropatkin
Mukden
Atatrians
Bandits steal about $20099 from Chenoa home
Robbers bound and gagged residents at the Bassentfrate home in Chenoa Illinois late Tuesday night and stole about $20099 hidden cash. The victim freed himself after the thieves left and called for help.
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Chenoa
Ill
Robtera
Ipsa
Toney Bassentfrate
Bnd
Hely
Czar Seeks Stock in Freedom Loan for Family
Petrograd reports former Emperor Nicholas and his family have appealed to the provisional government to permit them to acquire stock in the loan of freedom. The request highlights ongoing postmonarchy financial measures as Russia negotiates governance and property issues.
Republican Troops Enter Pekin Expect Abdication
Washington reports Republican troops have entered Pekin and anticipate the abdication of the restored Emperor Manuheu EHivan Tunk, according to a cable from the Chinese foreign office.
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Washington
Repubblican
Pekin
Manuheu
Ehivan Tunk
Chinese Foreign Office
Fish King's Sea Drowns at Sharpe's Landing
John Boyd aged three, son of William Boyd Browning OK king of the fish industry, drowned in the Illinois river at Sharpe's Landing near Havana Illinois on July 12.
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Havana
Ill
John Boyd
William Boyd
Browning, OK
Millinois
Sharpe's Landing
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Admiralty
Hugh L. Scott
Ysits
Freedom
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Newell D. Hillis
Kansas City
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Casa Grain
St Louis
Cal
Coc
American Press Association
Man of the People
Republic
Pekia
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